There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight - Bessie Smith

Well I'm tired and so weary but I must go along Till the Lord comes and calls calls me away oh yes Well the mornin's so bright and the lamb is the light And the night night is as black as the sea oh yes (There will be peace in the valley for me some day) There will be peace in the valley for me dear Lord I pray (There'll be no sadness no sorrow no trouble I see) There will be peace in the valley for me (for me) Well the bear will be gentle and the wolf will be tame And the lion shall lay down with the lamb oh yes And the beast from the wild will be lead by a child And I'll be changed changed from this creature that I am oh yes (There will be peace in the valley for me some day) There will be peace in the valley for me dear Lord I pray (There'll be no sadness no sorrow no trouble I see) There will be peace in the valley for me (for me)

You done me wrong I tried to be kind baby 'Cause you told me you were mine o mine But you walked out and left me behind So there'll be no second time I was a fool to give my love Cause you swore you'd love me By the stars above But you walked out and left me behind So there'll be no, no second time Go on and laugh and have your fun Let the good times keep rollin' on There'll come a day When you have to pay For everything that you done wrong, baby You can cry, you can rave Try to show you love me In a, a million ways But you walked out and left me behind So there'll be no, no second time Go on and laugh and have your fun Let the good times keep rollin' on There'll come a day When you have to pay For everything that you done wrong Listen to me You can cry, you can rave Try to show you love me In a, a million ways But you walked out left me behind So there'll be no, no second time No doubt certainly there'll be no second time.

If heartaches brought fame in love's crazy game I'd be a legend in my time If they gave gold statues for tears and regrets I'd be a legend in my time But they don't give awards and there's no praise nor fame For a heart that's been broken over love that's in vain If loneliness meant world acclaim then everyone would know my name I'd be a legend in my time [ Guitar - steel ] But they don't give awards... I'd be a legend in my time

Well, in my time of dying I don't want nobody to moan All I want my friends to do Come and fold my dying arms (well, well, well) So I can die easy (well, well, well) So I can die easy (well, well, well) So I can die easy, Jesus gonna make up my dying bed Won't you meet me Jesus, meet me? Won't you meet me in the middle of the air? And if these wings should fail me Lord Won't you meet me with another pair? (Well, well, well) Won't you meet me Jesus? (Well, well, well) Won't you meet me Jesus? (Well, well, well) Won't you meet me Jesus? Jesus gonna make up my dying bed Now I'm going on down to the river Stick my sword up in the sand Gonna shout my troubles over Lord, I done made it to the promised land (well, well, well) Well I done crossed over (well, well, well) Well I done crossed over (well, well, well) I done crossed over, Jesus gonna make up my dying bed Ever since I've been acquainted with Jesus We haven't been a minute apart He placed the receiver in my ear, threw religion in my heart (well, well, well) I can ring up my Jesus (well, well, well) I can ring up my Jesus (well, well, well) I can ring up my Jesus, Jesus gonna make up my dying bed Now I'm going on down to the river Stick my sword up in the sand I'm gonna shout my troubles over Lord, I done made it to the promised land (well, well, well) I done crossed over (well, well, well) I done crossed over (well, well, well) I done crossed over, Jesus gonna make up my dying bed

Where did your fate go? Was I just to fall on my own? If this room was full of lies Is that how you fooled me with love? I see how you changed me, I know what you said It don't make me hate you, I wish that it did I'm, I'm trying to find words, trying to make sense If I don't try, where do I find the lies between the lines? Why does it hurt so much? Won't understand, no, I can't let this go Oh, you made plans now, you can't shut me down Ah, you're advanced, but you can't tell them now No, you can't tell them how You face the pain while your days are numbered You took the highway, you've done it always You hurt this woman, you put your needs first And I've heard this many times in my head, but it still remains That you had all of this Oh-oh, you still search for bad Oh, you fought all of this You don't even know how bad it got So much for you're my one and only You'd say that you were all mine You knew that your words were hard to stand by I was scared of change, but then I complied even though it hurt I stayed and now I'm glad you have it all But there's things that you can't buy Glad that you said sorry, but habits they die hard Why, you want to offer me love that you don't have? Loving you exhausted me, baby, and you charged, you charged I'll take the high road, I've done it always Our time is old, there's only one way You hurt this woman, you put your needs first It's played out many times in my head, but it still remains That you had all of this Oh-oh, you still search for bad Oh, you fought all of this You don't even know how bad it goes So much for you're my one and only (You had all of this) (Oh, you still search for bad) So much for you're my one and only (You fought all of this) (You don't even know how bad it got) So much for you're my one and only I'll wait, I'll wait for faster Only I quit I'll wait, I'll wait for faster I'm all for that I'll wait, I'll wait for faster Only I quit I'll wait, I'll wait for faster I'm all for that